Wow! Long time no blog post. I have to say I have missed posting on this ol' thing but I definitely needed the break. Starting this blog back in September 2006 I had no idea I would still be sharing my life as 'Fashion Hayley' a whopping 13 years later, albeit these days mostly on Instagram which wasn't even a thing back when I started. I am hoping to reinvigorate my love for this space, but please don't hold my word to it. It's a different world, and I am a different person these days. A lot has changed since I last blogged, but at the core of it all I am still the same fashion obsessed girl who just wants to share her obsession with the world.
How effing cute is this place? I have been meaning to check out the semi newly opened Peaches in the city since it opened and honestly I wish I had gone in sooner. It is absolutely without a doubt my new favourite bar in Melbourne. Can't wait to go on some predictably disappointing tinder dates here, because no matter how bad the date, I will never leave unhappy after being surrounded by such a beautifully peachy pink interior! Plus they do Pickleback shots - which I am obsessed with but they're so hard to find. It's so bright and colourful I nearly needed to wear my Chloe Sunglasses inside!
Peachescan be found at level 2, Swanston Street Melbourne!
Can I live here please?
This outfit is my new fave thing in the world! It just makes me so bloody happy! Just needs some Chloe Sunglasses to finish the look off.
How awesome are my new Miu Miu Glasses? I tried them on over a year ago and was obsessed. So happy that they are now finally mine. Dreams really do come true!
All photos by my bff Phebe whom I adore and love forever 💗
On the weekend I had the absolute pleasure of being the guest of the fabulous QAGOMA in Brisbane for the Yayoi Kusma 'Life is the Heart of a Rainbow' exhibition opening. To say that this was the most incredible exhibition I have ever seen is an understatement. I have loved Yayoi Kusama actually since first discovering her work at the very same gallery in 2002 at the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (well when it was just the Queensland Art Gallery as GOMA opened in 2006) when I went to Brisbane on my own version of a 'schoolies' trip (schoolies is an end of high school giant party typically on the beach, like spring break in the USA I guess. My version was more visiting art galleries and markets whilst staying with friends than drinking too many UDL's before passing out on the beach). So to me having that very gallery where I discovered the artist for the first time as an 18 year old invite me to the opening and fly me up was mind blowing, a full circle moment, honestly 18 year old me would not believe it for a minute.
Seeing 'I want to Love on the Festival Night' in person was everything to me.
My friends Lucinda and Haidee checking out the art at the media preview.
I wore my new Mireia Ruiz for Gorman dress and Twoobs for Gorman shoes to the media preview.
'The Spirit of the Pumpkins Descended to the Heavens'
'Dots Obsession'
This is the 3rd time I have now seen 'The Obliteration Room' at the gallery in Brisbane, the first time was all those years ago as an 18 year old.
I got to meet the fabulous Brisbane creative identity Rachel Burke from imakestagram
We were a bit drunk from free champers at the opening night and kept setting of the door sensors for the 'Soul Under The Moon' piece and didn't get to experience the full sensory overload. An excuse to revisit before the exhibition closes I think.
'My Eternal Soul' is a series where the artist challenged herself to make a series of 100 canvasses over an 18 month period in 2009-2010. Once the challenge was over she decided to keep working at the same pace and has continued to paint in this way ever since with her paintings now culminating in the high hundreds.
I wore my rainbow outfit from my last blog post to the opening night in honour of the rainbow theme of the exhibition.
'Experiments in Japan' from her return from NYC to Japan in the 1970's.
I was put up in the fabulous Art Series Hotel in Spring Hill called The Johnson. Upon checking in I was informed they had an award winning pool so I immediately knew what I was going to do after the mornings media preview - champers and uber eats by the pool of course!
Outfit details Scarf Julie White Fruit Bikini Mireia Ruiz for Gorman SarongKen Done I bought from his old Melbourne Central store with my xmas money when I was 13 because I saw it in Girlfriend magazine Sunnies Tsumori Chisato Sandals Twoobs for Gorman
Living the life!
My Brissy bff Lucinda and I own matching Barbie togs (although mine were from Myer Miss Shop and hers from Big W) so we decided to do an impromptu photoshoot with the inflatable flamingo my sister leant me for the trip.
Barbie Girls!
Not content with one fabulous day by the pool. the next day Lucinda, Felix the Flamingo and I decided to spend the day in the pool at Lucinda's parents amazing apartment. Honestly I had the most amazing trip up to Brisbane, as I always do, it's one of my favourite cities to visit in Australia and I can't recommend a trip up to visit the gallery and enjoy the sunshine enough.
My love for all things RAINBOW has gained a new meaning with the marriage equality postal vote that is now taking place in Australia. As someone who believes strongly in equality for all I will of course be voting a big fat YES on my form. I really feel for those in the LGBTQIA community who are struggling since the announcement of this postal vote, struggling because their lives and rights are being questioned and debated publicly with such hatred and homophobia coming out in full force. It really should not be up for public debate at all, the government should have taken a stand and made marriage equality legal a long time ago. If you don't like gay marriage then the answer is pretty simple, vote yes and then just don't get gay married yourself. Why should you have a say in how other people live their lives? So please if you are in Australia and of a legal age to vote please vote YES and let everyone have the chance at having their relationship recognised. Love is love 💗💙💚💛💜
To post in my postal vote I decided to wear all RAINBOW to mark the occasion. I am so in love with my Monika Forsberg for Gorman dress, the bell sleeves are so cute and the print is so fun and perfect for spring!
I am living for and loving EVERYTHING rainbow right now. I just can not get enough of rainbow stripped anything so as soon as I saw this dress I new I wanted and needed it in my life. Everywhere I went I got people stopping me to tell me they loved my outfit, so I knew I was onto a winner (not that I need validation or anything) Outfit details Rainbow dressLazy Oaf Pink denim patch & pin jacket DIY (similar here and here) Red Tights H&M Pink glitter bootsASOS Heart musk lolly bangles Save Yourself Shop (very old) Pink flower ringNaomi Murrell Heart earrings From my sister's trip to Mexico Pink tote bag Sunday Social
So many new additions to my fab DIY pink denim jacket! Hopefully I have listed everything correctly down below. Did you know this jacket was originally white and I dyed it pink myself and then ironed and hand sewed on all the patches? The tutorial can be found on the now sadly defunct City Chic blog.
a surprise dick pic pin! I was at a party wearing this DIY jacket when Dylan himself came up to me and gifted me the pin saying it had to belong to me. It totally made my night!!!
How epic is this bright pink wall with blue and yellow accents we found to shoot in front of in Brunswick?
My rainbow looks so good in front of this location!
The wind was making the shoot a little difficult but we got there in the end - you can kinda see how frustrated I was in my face here lol. I hate you wind!
The cute little embroidered heart just adds that little something extra that you come to expect from Lazy Oaf.
My sister Ebony,and I had the pleasure of taking over the newly launched Twoobs Snapchat account on Saturday (go ahead and follow them @twoobs and me @fashionhayley while you're at it, I freaking love Snapchat) Anyway we had a really fun day of shopping the new season launch at Mister Zimi which was crazily busy as this new collection has so many to die for pieces, I want one of everything, but luckily I didn't go too crazy and only bought the above dress in the 'Poppy' print whilst Ebs bought the matching 'Poppy' jumpsuit and a top and skirt in the pink 'Desert Lily' print. This is my first Mister Zimi purchase and I was happily surprised by the sizing, Due to their returns policy I was reluctant to purchase online without first trying on the pieces which is why we headed down to the launch, and whilst the size 14 jumpsuit was never going to get over my butt I ended up being a 12 in a few of the skirts, dresses and tops (basically all of my weight is carried in my bottom half). So if you're on the curvier side like me I wouldn't be afraid of heading in store and trying on some pieces because they can work for you - especially as a lot of the tops have fluted sleeves which allow for arm fat which I know can be an issue with other straight sized brands not grading up the arms in larger sizes. Sizing is weird in all stores so as always I tend to ignore the number on the tag and simply try things on because you never know what will work for you and how you want the piece to fit. In recent weeks I've bought everything from a size 10 jumper as I preferred the length on me to a size 16 dress because the 14 wouldn't get over my hips so that just goes to show you just really never know.
We went to Luna Park to recreate one of my most famous fashionhayley Snapchat moments - me screaming on a roller coaster at the Royal Melbourne Show. Unfortunately I got in trouble for using my phone on the ride (I have a case with a handle that can go over my wrist so there was no risk to the safety of the people below) so the short clip I got was at a kinda terrible angle but oh well it was still fun. My sister was feeling a bit sick so she skipped the ride and my ex boyfriend Stephen who met us to take our new outfit #twinning photos came on with me, PS how good a job did he do taking our photos for our impromptu matching outfit photo shoot? Thanks m8!
On my sis JumpsuitMister Zimi FlatformsTwoobs Bag Zara Bag pom poms attached to our Mister Zimi shopping bags Sunglasses Kinki Gerlinki
My 'This is Living' bag is a collaboration piece by Jess and Stef of How Two Live and From St Xavier and is available to buy from ASOS. It was sent to me in a HUGE box that said to be careful when you cut it open as inside was a freaking HELIUM BALLOON! Honestly all parcels should come with a helium balloon, it certainly made my day!
Our shopping bags from Mister Zimi came with these cute pom pom's attached to the strap so we added them to our bags cos why not?
Honestly it was such a fun day, non stop laughing and good times!
My fave new sunglasses by Fendi from Vision Direct. I love the zig zag arm so much, they're just so unique!
I'm so lucky to have such an awesome sister, honestly sometimes I don't know what I'd do without her. Yes like all sisters we sometimes fight, but I know and she knows that deep down we love each other and will always be there when the other needs us. Thanks Ebs for coming on our epic #twoobs Snapchat takeover I had a lot of fun!
